My favorite wine in the lineup was the 2013 Châteauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac. Coming from a plot of old vines located on the western side of the appellation and made from 100% Grenache, it offers vintage-defying levels of blackberry, currants, licorice and smoked herbs on the nose. These carry to a full-bodied, inky colored Châteauneuf du Pape that has a superb, voluptuous texture, excellent mid-palate depth and sweet tannin, all of which suggest it will evolve for 10-15 years.
Drinking Window: 2015 - 2040
Reviewer Name: Jeb Dunnuck
Review Date: 30th October 2015
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- Year 2013
- Colour Red
- Country France
- Region Rhone
- Sub Region Chateauneuf-du-Pape
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- Classification
- Pack Size 6x75cl
- ABV 14.5°
- Drinking Window 2015 - 2040
- Drinking Recommendation Drinking Now, will improve
- LWIN 110949820130600750
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94 Wine Advocate
My favorite wine in the lineup was the 2013 Châteauneuf du Pape Barbe Rac. Coming from a plot of old vines located on the western side of the appellation and made from 100% Grenache, it offers vintage-defying levels of blackberry, currants, licorice and smoked herbs on the nose. These carry to a full-bodied, inky colored Châteauneuf du Pape that has a superb, voluptuous texture, excellent mid-palate depth and sweet tannin, all of which suggest it will evolve for 10-15 years.
Drinking Window: 2015 - 2040
Reviewer Name: Jeb Dunnuck
Review Date: 30th October 2015
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Established in 1808, M. Chapoutier is one of the oldest producers in the Rhône Valley. But its current world-wide fame - and the quality of its wines today - can be credited to the arrival of Michel Chapoutier in 1990. His willingness to change established practices - plus his determination to reflect the full potential of individual terroirs - has cemented his reputation as one of the greatest winemakers in the world. Chapoutier is famed for pioneering organic and biodynamic viticulture. Since 1991, Michel and his team have worked tirelessly to convert their vineyards to biodynamic methods, and this practise has now been copied by a many of the world’s leading wine estates: “What he [Michel Chapoutier] has accomplished over the last two decades or more is one of the great wine stories of the modern era.” – Robert M. Parker Jr.
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